Knocked

Examples

• As I did so I struck against an elderly, deformed man, who had been behind me, and I knocked down several books which he was carrying. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Muhammad was knocked down and nearly killed, and there was much running away among his followers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Yes, we quarreled, and he knocked me down. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• When I knocked for admission a priest came to the door who, while extremely polite, declined to admit us. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• When I knocked the door was opened by Mrs. Clements herself. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Then I became a young vagabond; and instead of one old woman knocking me about and starving me, everybody of all ages knocked me about and starved me. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• There were lockers all round, and Wilson, the sham chaplain, knocked one of them in, and pulled out a dozen of brown sherry. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• The door was opened after he had knocked twice, and he went in, leaving us standing in the street. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He knocked, but received no answer. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• You were on the moor, you wore a mask, you knocked down one of my men with your own hand--you! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• He came to a little white house--you could see it was white even through this dense darkness--and knocked at the door. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• After the juice has been gathered in this way, the native builds a fire; over it he places a cover shaped like a large bottle with the bottom knocked out of it. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Perceiving a light in the front room, he advanced into the passage and again knocked, but without reply. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I approached and knocked at the door, which was instantly opened by a tall, gaunt woman with a harsh, forbidding face. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• He then knocked at the doors of two other similar rooms, and introduced me to their occupants, by name Drummle and Startop. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• They knocked once, and they rang once, without any response. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Then he went up the garden path, knocked, and asked for Mrs. Yeobright. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• It knocked me down and I thought I was dead all right but those damn potato mashers haven't got anything in them. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• While thus engaged he heard footsteps on the gravel without, and somebody knocked at the door. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Our guide knocked, and then ushered us into the professor's bedroom. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• But, mind you this, that if I had knocked his brains out, as it was in my heart to do, he would have had no more than his due from my hands. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Agustín walked over to him and, striking quickly with the side of his hand, knocked the cup out of his hand. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• She knocked without receiving any answer, and even turned the handle, but only to find that the door was locked upon the inside. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• If I knocked anything down, if I made the least noise, who could say what the consequences might be? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• But the truth is, that boy who was taken in at my place died yesterday afternoon, and it has rather knocked me over. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• You might have knocked me down on the flat of my back, sir, with the feather of a pen, I assure you, when Mrs. Chillip said so. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Our bones were nearly knocked out of joint, we were wild with excitement, and our sides ached with the jolting we had suffered. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• To this they took more kindly; he presently knocked it all into their smooth round pates. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• A shaggy little damaged man, withal, not unlike an old dog of some mongrel breed, who has been considerably knocked about. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• I beg your pardon, said he, with some embarrassment; I suppose I should have knocked. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

Editor: Wendell